Thinking Traps Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 17: Thinking traps: “everyone does it” and more · Set 14 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Spot the trap): Everyone does it: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” One means all: “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” Lucky charm: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” Attacking the person: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” Fair reasons come from tests, measurements and checked facts.

1. 1.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) never touch animals (b) cats hate me (c) that cat was upset (d) all cats are mean
2. 2.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
3. 3.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) mocking who said it
4. 4.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the numbers prove it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) tests show it works (d) the rule book says so
5. 5.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
7. 7.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) walks away
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
9. 9.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it happened once (d) the numbers prove it
13. 13.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
14. 14.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) everyone is doing it
16. 16.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
18. 18.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “many trials agree”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) tests show it works (b) it happened once (c) many trials agree (d) the numbers prove it
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
23. 23.True or false: “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) checked facts support it (b) it happened once (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) mocking who said it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it happened once
26. 26.True or false: “my lucky pen did it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
29. 29.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
31. 31.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) checked facts support it
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
33. 33.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) follow them (d) wait for green
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it was measured twice (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
37. 37.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
39. 39.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
40. 40.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a kind of fact (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game

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